Country Music Association Awards

Country Music Association Awards
Awarded for	Achievements in country music
Country	United States
Presented by	Country Music Association
First awarded	1967
Official website	www.cmaawards.com

The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967. (The Entertainer of the Year award that night went to Eddy Arnold.) The second annual CMA awards were presented in October 1968; NBC taped the ceremony and broadcast it a few weeks later). Beginning in 1969, the awards were televised live, usually during October or November of each year. They continued to be broadcast on NBC until switching to CBS in 1972, where they remained until 2005. Starting in November 2006, the Annual CMA Awards are televised on ABC. The CMA Awards, for many years, were held at the home of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry; initially at the Ryman Auditorium, and from 1974 to 2004 at the Grand Ole Opry House. The 2005 ceremonies took place in New York City at Madison Square Garden. The awards show has been held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena since 2006.

Annual awards are given in the following twelve categories: Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, New Artist (previously known as the Horizon Award until 2008), Vocal Group, Vocal Duo (introduced in 1970), Single, Album, Song, Musical Event (split off from the Vocal Duo award in 1988 as Vocal Event), Music Video (introduced in 1985), and Musician. The distinction between the Duo and Event awards is that the former is presented to two artists who normally perform together, while the latter was specifically created to honor one-off collaborations.

Nine awards are also given to radio broadcasters for Station of the Year and Personality of the Year (divided into four categories each, based on market size), as well as National Personality of the Year to the host of a nationally-syndicated show.

The show featured performances from top country music stars as well as up-and-coming new artists who perform snippets of their hit songs before going to a commercial (the new artist bumpers were discontinued in 2002).

Major awards

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Country Music Association Awards ceremonies#Categorical winners.

Year	Entertainer of the Year	Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year	Song of the Year
2012	Blake Shelton	Blake Shelton	Miranda Lambert	Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton – "Over You"
2011	Taylor Swift	Blake Shelton	Miranda Lambert	Kimberly Perry – "If I Die Young"
2010	Brad Paisley	Blake Shelton	Miranda Lambert	Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin – "The House That Built Me"
2009	Taylor Swift	Brad Paisley	Taylor Swift	Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto – "In Color"
2008	Kenny Chesney	Brad Paisley	Carrie Underwood	Jennifer Nettles – "Stay"
2007	Kenny Chesney	Brad Paisley	Carrie Underwood	Bill Anderson, Jamey Johnson, Buddy Cannon – "Give It Away"
2006	Kenny Chesney	Keith Urban	Carrie Underwood	Craig Wiseman, Ronnie Dunn – "Believe"
2005	Keith Urban	Keith Urban	Gretchen Wilson	Bill Anderson, Jon Randall – "Whiskey Lullaby"
2004	Kenny Chesney	Keith Urban	Martina McBride	Craig Wiseman, Tim Nichols – "Live Like You Were Dying"
2003	Alan Jackson	Alan Jackson	Martina McBride	Doug Johnson, Kim Williams – "Three Wooden Crosses"
2002	Alan Jackson	Alan Jackson	Martina McBride	Alan Jackson – "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
2001	Tim McGraw	Toby Keith	Lee Ann Womack	Larry Cordle, Larry Shell – "Murder on Music Row"
2000	Dixie Chicks	Tim McGraw	Faith Hill	Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers – "I Hope You Dance"
1999	Shania Twain	Tim McGraw	Martina McBride	Beth Neilsen Chapman, Annie Roboff, Rob Lerner – "This Kiss"
1998	Garth Brooks	George Strait	Trisha Yearwood	Steve Wariner, Billy Kirsch – "Holes in the Floor of Heaven"
1997	Garth Brooks	George Strait	Trisha Yearwood	Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison – "Strawberry Wine"
1996	Brooks & Dunn	George Strait	Patty Loveless	Vince Gill – "Go Rest High on That Mountain"
1995	Alan Jackson	Vince Gill	Alison Krauss	Gretchen Peters – "Independence Day"
1994	Vince Gill	Vince Gill	Pam Tillis	Alan Jackson, Jim McBride – "Chattahoochee"
1993	Vince Gill	Vince Gill	Mary Chapin Carpenter	John Barlow Jarvis, Vince Gill – "I Still Believe in You"
1992	Garth Brooks	Vince Gill	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Max D. Barnes, Vince Gill – "Look at Us"
1991	Garth Brooks	Vince Gill	Tanya Tucker	Tim DuBois, Vince Gill – "When I Call Your Name"
1990	George Strait	Clint Black	Kathy Mattea	Don Henry, Jon Vezner – "Where've You Been"
1989	George Strait	Ricky Van Shelton	Kathy Mattea	Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin – "Chiseled in Stone"
1988	Hank Williams, Jr.	Randy Travis	K. T. Oslin	K. T. Oslin – "80's Ladies"
1987	Hank Williams, Jr.	Randy Travis	Reba McEntire	Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz – "Forever and Ever, Amen"
1986	Reba McEntire	George Strait	Reba McEntire	Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz – "On the Other Hand"
1985	Ricky Skaggs	George Strait	Reba McEntire	Lee Greenwood – "God Bless the USA"
1984	Alabama	Lee Greenwood	Reba McEntire	Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar – "Wind Beneath My Wings"
1983	Alabama	Lee Greenwood	Janie Fricke	Wayne Carson Thompson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James – "Always on My Mind"
1982	Alabama	Ricky Skaggs	Janie Fricke	Wayne Carson Thompson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James – "Always on My Mind"
1981	Barbara Mandrell	George Jones	Barbara Mandrell	Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman – "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
1980	Barbara Mandrell	George Jones	Emmylou Harris	Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman – "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
1979	Willie Nelson	Kenny Rogers	Barbara Mandrell	Don Schlitz – "The Gambler"
1978	Dolly Parton	Don Williams	Crystal Gayle	Richard Leigh – "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
1977	Ronnie Milsap	Ronnie Milsap	Crystal Gayle	Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum – "Lucille"
1976	Mel Tillis	Ronnie Milsap	Dolly Parton	Larry Weiss – "Rhinestone Cowboy"
1975	John Denver	Waylon Jennings	Dolly Parton	John Denver – "Back Home Again"
1974	Charlie Rich	Ronnie Milsap	Olivia Newton-John	Don Wayne – "Country Bumpkin"
1973	Roy Clark	Charlie Rich	Loretta Lynn	Kenny O'Dell – "Behind Closed Doors"
1972	Loretta Lynn	Charley Pride	Loretta Lynn	Freddie Hart – "Easy Loving"
1971	Charley Pride	Charley Pride	Lynn Anderson	Freddie Hart – "Easy Loving"
1970	Merle Haggard	Merle Haggard	Tammy Wynette	Kris Kristofferson – "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
1969	Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Tammy Wynette	Bob Ferguson – "The Carroll County Accident"
1968	Glen Campbell	Glen Campbell	Tammy Wynette	Bobby Russell – "Honey"
1967	Eddy Arnold	Jack Greene	Loretta Lynn	Dallas Frazier – "There Goes My Everything"

CMA Awards records

Entertainer of the Year

Most Consecutive Wins:

• Kenny Chesney – 3 (2006–2008)
• Alabama – 3 (1982–1984)

Most Wins:

• Kenny Chesney – 4 (2004, 2006–2008)
• Garth Brooks – 4 (1991–1992, 1997–1998)

Females Who Won:

• 1972: Loretta Lynn
• 1978: Dolly Parton
• 1980, 1981: Barbara Mandrell
• 1986: Reba McEntire
• 1999: Shania Twain
• 2000: Dixie Chicks
• 2009, 2011: Taylor Swift

Female Vocalist of the Year

Most Consecutive Wins:

• Reba McEntire – 4 (1984–1987)

Most Wins:

• Reba McEntire – 4 (1984–1987)
• Martina McBride – 4 (1999, 2002–2004)

Male Vocalist of the Year

Most Consecutive Wins:

• Vince Gill – 5 (1991–1995)

Most Wins:

• George Strait – 5 (1985–1986, 1996–1998)
• Vince Gill – 5 (1991–1995)

CMA Awards hosts

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Country Music Association Awards ceremonies.

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley have co-hosted the ceremonies together since 2008. Vince Gill has been the longest concurrent host from 1992 to 2003, with Reba McEntire co-hosting in 1992 and Clint Black co-hosting in 1993. The first ceremony in 1967 was co-hosted by Sonny James and Bobbie Gentry, but this ceremony was not televised.

See also

• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

External links

• Official site